Ghana 0 – 1 Colombia

WORLDCUP · July 4, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Colombia takes it one-nil over Ghana in what turned out to be a thoroughly one-sided World Cup affair on July fourth.

From the opening whistle, Colombia owned this match. Sixty percent of the ball, twenty shots to Ghana's eight, and eight attempts on frame compared to none for the Black Stars — the story was in those numbers all night long. Ghana's goalkeeper was the only reason this didn't turn into a rout, pulling off seven saves to keep his side from a far more embarrassing scoreline. But Colombia's relentless pressure eventually broke through, and Luis Díaz was the engine behind it, leading all players with five shots and consistently threatening every time he touched the ball in the final third.

At the back, Jhon Lucumí was nothing short of commanding — seventy-eight accurate passes to orchestrate Colombia's build-up play and thirteen defensive interventions to shut down any hope Ghana had of finding a way back into it. For Ghana, Antoine Semenyo worked hard with three shots, and Thomas Partey distributed with forty-four accurate passes, but without a single attempt on target all match, the Black Stars never truly threatened.

Colombia controlled the tempo, controlled the space, and controlled the result. Ghana simply had no answer for it.

That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 1'

Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4'

Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia). 4'

Substitution, Colombia. Luis Suárez replaces Jhon Córdoba because of an injury. 8'

Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Senaya (Ghana). 9'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 10'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Caleb Yirenkyi. 11'

Iñaki Williams (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12'

Foul by Jhon Arias (Colombia). 12'

Jhon Arias (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 12'

Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Senaya (Ghana). 12'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 13'

Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Marvin Senaya because of an injury. 13'

Goal! Colombia 1, Ghana 0. Jhon Arias (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross. 14'

Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 20'

Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia). 20'

Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Gustavo Puerta. 20'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 24'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 27'

Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Johan Mojica. 33'

Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Ghana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi. 34'

Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35'

Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia). 35'

Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey. 37'

Corner, Ghana. Conceded by James Rodríguez. 37'

Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 39'

Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo. 40'

Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross. 42'

Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Mensah. 44'

Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 44'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. 45'

Attempt saved. Johan Mojica (Colombia) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross. 45'+1'

Delay in match because of an injury Alidu Seidu (Ghana). 45'+1'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'+3'

Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'+6'

Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia). 45'+6'

Kwasi Sibo (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing. 45'+7'

Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia). 45'+7'

First Half ends, Colombia 1, Ghana 0. 45'+8'

Second Half begins Colombia 1, Ghana 0. 45'

Substitution, Colombia. Richard Ríos replaces James Rodríguez. 45'

Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46'

Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia). 46'

Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Ghana). 48'

Luis Suárez (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing. 48'

Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Arias. 48'

Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana). 49'

Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 49'

Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 49'

Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana). 51'

Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 51'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen. 55'

Attempt saved. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Luis Díaz. 55'

Attempt missed. Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 56'

Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside. 56'

Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Gustavo Puerta. 58'

Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana). 59'

Luis Suárez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 59'

Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 60'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 60'

Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 61'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 61'

Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Iñaki Williams. 62'

Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Kwasi Sibo because of an injury. 62'

Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Ghana). 65'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 66'

Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Ghana). 66'

Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 66'

Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card. 66'

Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elisha Owusu. 69'

Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 69'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 69'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 72'

Substitution, Colombia. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces Jhon Arias. 73'

Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 74'

Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia). 74'

Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana). 76'

Johan Mojica (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 76'

Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 76'

Attempt missed. Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. 77'

Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 78'

Foul by Richard Ríos (Colombia). 78'

Richard Ríos (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 78'

Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Jordan Ayew. 79'

Substitution, Ghana. Prince Adu replaces Caleb Yirenkyi. 79'

Foul by Prince Adu (Ghana). 79'

Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 79'

Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 80'

Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen. 80'

Attempt saved. Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a cross. 81'

Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz is caught offside. 82'

Attempt missed. Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez. 84'

Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 85'

Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia). 85'

Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero. 87'

Ernest Nuamah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 87'

Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia). 87'

Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana). 87'

Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 87'

Substitution, Colombia. Jaminton Campaz replaces Luis Díaz. 90'

Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Ghana). 90'

Richard Ríos (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. 90'

Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Colombia) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero with a cross. 90'+2'

Delay in match because of an injury Gideon Mensah (Ghana). 90'+2'

Delay in match because of an injury Richard Ríos (Colombia). 90'+2'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero. 90'+5'

Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaminton Campaz. 90'+5'

Attempt blocked. Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 90'+5'

Attempt saved. Richard Ríos (Colombia) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Juan Fernando Quintero. 90'+6'

Attempt saved. Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Jhon Lucumí with a headed pass. 90'+6'

Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+6'

Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Colombia). 90'+6'

Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Ghana). 90'+7'

Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+7'

Second Half ends, Colombia 1, Ghana 0. 90'+8'

Match ends, Colombia 1, Ghana 0.